Not Simply For Muslims However…: Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar Clears Air On 4% Reservation In Govt Contracts Amid Row
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday clarified that the state authorities’s resolution to offer a 4 per cent reservation in authorities contracts will not be unique to Muslims however extends to all minority communities and backward lessons. “4 per cent reservation is not only for Muslims however all minority communities and backward lessons,” he informed ANI.
The Karnataka Cupboard accepted an modification to the Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement (KTPP) Act that goals to offer a 4 per cent reservation in tenders to Muslim contractors.
The choice was taken on Friday in a gathering held on the Cupboard Corridor of the Vidhan Sabha, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The official sources added that the modification shall be accomplished after the KTPP act is tabled within the ongoing meeting session. The Cupboard has accepted the presentation of the obedience in the identical session, doubtless on Monday.
Earlier on March 7, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah confirmed that 4 per cent of public works contracts will now be reserved for Muslims underneath a class referred to as Class-II B whereas presenting Kthe arnataka authorities’s Price range.
Reservation shall be offered within the procurement of products and companies underneath varied authorities departments, firms, and establishments for suppliers belonging to SC, ST, Class-I, Class-II A, and Class-II B, as much as Rs 1 crore, by which Class-II B refers to Muslims. On the identical time, the federal government has given excellent news to those that predict e-Khata.
The Cupboard has agreed to present e-Khata in rural areas which have been accepted by the Rural Improvement and Panchayat Raj obedience. If this obedience is accepted, the agricultural income tasks and the households within the village station shall be geared up, it added.
The Karnataka Lokasewa Fee’s reform measures have been mentioned on the Cupboard assembly because the KPSC has elevated.As well as, the Cupboard has agreed to the formation of a separate committee for the reform of the Lokasewa Fee. The cupboard additionally consulted on the upkeep of the committee’s suggestions.
